Dancing for Mr B - Six Balanchine Ballerinas / Moylan, Tallchief, Ashley, Kistler, Hayden, Kent

All completely likable. Extraordinary women who cannot be and were never replaced speaking about Balanchine with deep appreciation and tenderness on how he shaped their careers and the long-lasting impressions he made on all of them Not to be missed for any balletomane!

If you love ballet, you probably already own this. You most likely did what I did and bought on title alone. If you are interested in knowing why the world of dance still holds Balanchine in such high esteem, this will give you a great prespective. You will hear his dancers speak, and their stories are captivating. After watching this film, I believe you will walk away with a respect for his influence on the arts. If you seek out more information on Balanchine, I believe you will be amazed at his life. I truly believe that a great movie could be made about George Balanchine. He came from humble beginnings, came to America on his own as a young man, and changed the world of dance forever. His personal life is just as interesting-marriages to famous dancers (one struck down by Polio at 27), and a long life dedicated to his work. A complex man to be sure, and a legend that will never be replaced.

I am not a decadent spectator, watching ballet for show. Middle class describes my life and 'rough' my social skills. Yet I love the ballet as a means to escape the mundane, and celebrate the human physique. The dancers are athletes, only more graceful, careening on stage in an organized disarray. Displaying power and control, they hold back seeming chaos and defy gravity. But it is the choreographer that ultimately pulls their strings, and Mr. Balanchine (Mr. B) was among the best. This documentary covers his life with the New York City Ballet which he basically founded and nourished. In it six of their more famous female artists give brief experiences of their relationship to Mr.B, and this is intersperced with clips of excellent performances. This DVD is a great introduction into the spirit of ballet as well as a great resource of ballet artists. Highly recommended.

What a great tribute to BALLET! As Peter Martins said, [You won't get rich, but you will grow old with pains all over your body. You must have a deep devotion to dance]. You can't ask for more dedication than that from the ballerinas who participated in this epic DVD. Their insights, experiences, the little things and the big ones - all completely fascinating. I will watch this one again and again. I enjoyed every one's story. They all brought something very special to this homage to Mr. B, but I found Melissa Hayden's the most enjoyable. She was so articulate and funny. MG! What a great performer for such a late starter! May she RIP.Highly recommended!

A terrific documentary on NYCB! The interviews were awesome! And the dancing on stage is nonpareil!

Nothing is better than hearing the assessment of those dancers that worked and were shaped by a great choreographer. It is sad that there are no interviews with those that knew Balanchine in Russia, France and Denmark. All of these places left an incredible mark on his work. Recommended to any interested in understading the work and genius of Balanchine

I love the Ballet, most especially the New York City Ballet, so I found this wonderful DVD very interesting and enjoyable. Those of us in the audience get to see some of the other side of the curtain. I really loved the snippets of some of the ballets that are shown, I would have liked more.

THIS ITEM WAS PURCHASED AS A GIFT FOR A PROFESSIONAL BALLET DANCER AND SHE WAS QUITE SATISFIED WITH IT.

En excelentes condiciones.

リージョンフリー、日本のDVDプレイヤーで見られます。六人のバランシンバレリーナの回想インタビューとバランシン作品の抜粋映像を織り混ぜた1時間22分のドキュメンタリー。1989年製作。登場するのは、マリア・トールチーフ、メアリー・エレン・モイラン、メリッサ・ヘイデン、アレグラ・ケント、メリル・アシュレー、ダーシー・キスラー。抜粋映像は、『コンチェルト・バロッコ』『セレナーデ』『シンフォニー・イン・Ｃ』『火の鳥』『スターズ＆ストライプス』『バロ・デラ・レギーナ』『シャコンヌ』『アゴン』『フォー・テンペラメント』『アポロ』『スコッチシンフォニー』。「最初の偉大なバランシンバレリーナ」と言われる美女、モイランの姿に感激しました。若き日の姿などヴォーグの表紙を飾ってもおかしくない美女ぶりです。ナマのアレグラ・ケントにも感激。スザンヌ・ファレルに影響を与え、ファレルと並ぶミューズになれたかもしれない才能を持ちながら、私生活のせいでキャリアを縮小さしてしまった女性です。噂に違わぬ不思議ちゃん系というか、髪はグレイでも何故か「少女」に見える。手に大きな百合を抱え、時折物思いに沈みつつ語る姿が愛らしいヘンな人です。世代を跨いだ美女たちが「Mr.Ｂの為なら何でもするつもりだった」「Mr.Ｂが喜んでくれさえしたらそれで良かった」と口を揃えて語る様子を眺めつつ、「これほど多くの美女たちにここまで愛された男は歴史上他にいたろーか」という気さえしてきますわ。好みの問題ですが、私は『アポロ』や『放蕩息子』のようなディアギレフ時代のバランシン作品の方がなんとく好きです。アメリカ時代でもNYCB時代以前のごく初期の作品の写真の方が魅力的に見えます。「バランシンとアメリカ」というのは周囲が思うほどに幸福な組み合わせだったのかしら（パリオペラ座に招聘されていたのに結核になってその機会をセルジュ・リファールに譲ってしまったいう経緯があります）、と詮のないことを思い巡らしたりする。